Havering Council have informed us that due to an update to their computer system, there have been no Weekly Planning Lists published for the weeks 28 October – 03 November 2025 and 04 – 10 November 2025. The lists are expected to return next week.

There will be a Christmas Shopping Event at Cranham Community Centre, Marlborough Gardens, Cranham from 10am-3pm on Saturday 15 November 2025. There is free entry and parking. This is always a really popular event, with plenty of stalls, food, refreshments and full of Christmas ideas. The community

Transport for London (TfL) have announced that the works to replace Gallows Corner Flyover in Romford will not be completed until Spring 2026, at least six months behind schedule. Like many residents, Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association councillors are extremely disappointed by this news, especially since TfL

The Friday Coffee and Conversation Club will next meet at Cranham Social Hall, Front Lane, Cranham on 14 and 28 November 2025 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. The cost is £2 for as many teas, coffees  and biscuits as you want.  Please come along and join their friendly

The online version of the November 2025 edition of the Bulletin is now available via the November 2025 Bulletin link.

The Friends of Hall Lane Playing Fields, together with Havering Council’s Parks Department, have been hard at work this year, as their plans for improving the facilities at the playing fields come together. Visitors will have seen a new ball court opened earlier in the year, alongside

Cranham Ward Councillors Gillian Ford and John Tyler held a well attended meeting at the HAD building in Wingletye Lane on Friday 23 October 2025, for residents of the Dury Falls Estate. Also open to other residents, topics covered included the alleyway from the estate to Upminster

Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 21 – 27 October 2025 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link.

Upminster Park has been awarded a gold medal in the London in Bloom competition, one of 12 awards gained by Havering’s parks and open spaces. London in Bloom is a competition where London boroughs, communities, residents and businesses work together to improve their local parks and environment

Upminster Windmill’s gardens have once again proven themselves among the best in the capital, scooping multiple top accolades at the 2025 London in Bloom awards ceremony held at Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Wisley on Monday 20 October 2025. The site proudly achieved the Level 5 (Outstanding) award